zpool list -H $backup_pool > $tmpfile 2>&1
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
if [[ $import_export_backup_pool == 1 ]]; then
- zpool import $backup_pool >> $tmpfile 2>&1
+ zpool import -f $backup_pool >> $tmpfile 2>&1
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
msgs=`cat $tmpfile`
fatal_and_exit "-E- unable to import the backup pool '$backup_pool' on $hostname: $msgs" "$mailto"